The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval to Airtel, MTN and IHS to disconnect eight telecommunications operators over non-settlement of interconnect and facility charges.The commission gave the approval in a notice dated December 18, in line with the Nigerian Communications Act 2003.Interconnect debt arises when an operator fails to settle the cost of termination of service rendered to it [...]

Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has assured Nigerians that she would address the increasing unemployment rate in the country if she emerges in 2019.
Ezekwesili gave the assurance while reacting to the Q4 2017 to Q3 2018 job report released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday.
According to the report, 20.9 million [...]

Arik Air has announced that there will be disruptions in some of its flight routes during the Yuletide season.In a statement on Thursday, the airline attributed the situation to “operational issues and adverse weather conditions”.It said some coastal areas in the southern and eastern parts of the country will be most affected.“The management of Arik Air regrets to inform our esteemed [...]

Paul Ibe, media adviser to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the latest job report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is catastrophic.The NBS released the job report for Q4 2017 to Q3 2018 on Wednesday, showing that the number of unemployed Nigerians rose from 17.6 million to 20.9 million in the review period. [...]

Amy Jadesimi, managing director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), says it took 17 years for the company to transform a “disused swamp” to a free zone.In an interview with Forbes, the 43-year old said LADOL has risen above challenges to operate the free zone, which is Nigeria’s “first privately-developed port terminal”."It is 100% Nigerian-owned, the first privately [...]

Okoi Obono-Obla, chairman, special presidential investigation panel for recovery of public property, says oil companies are contributing to Nigeria’s economic woes.Obono-Obla made the remark on Monday during a press briefing where he spoke on recent activities of the panel.According to him, some of the international oil companies (IOCs) have not paid income taxes or royalties on oil blocs they’ve been [...]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says President Muhammadu Buhari is tired.He said this while responding to the president's comment that Nigeria’s economy is in a bad shape.Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara state and chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), had quoted Buhari as saying this during a meeting with governors on the proposed minimum wage, [...]

Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says any officer who fails staff college course thrice, will be sacked.Ali said this at the 2018 course two (senior and junior courses) graduation ceremony of officers in the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College in Abuja on Friday.He said the new rule was part of a reform being undertaken in [...]

The Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) has refuted claims that it deliberately excluded some political parties from the presidential and vice presidential debates for the 2019 elections.The vice-presidential debate holds on Friday, while the presidential debate is slated for January 19, 2019.In a statement signed by Eddie Emesiri, executive secretary, NEDG, the group said both it and the Broadcasting [...]

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says the federal government should not be blamed for the problems in the power sector.According to PUNCH, Fashola made the remark at the Nextier Power Dialogue in Abuja on Wednesday.The minister reportedly blamed the past administration for selling assets that would have been used to rehabilitate the sector, adding that the [...]

Adedayo Thomas, executive director of the National Film and Video Censor Board (NFVCB), who was arrested for allegedly stealing a multi-million naira generator set has been granted bail.Thomas was arrested after the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIPRPP) recovered a Turban generating set in Lagos on November 13, from where he allegedly sold it.Ahmed Ndajiwo, senior [...]

Udoma Udoma, minister of budget national planning, says the 2019 budget proposal is ready but the national assembly is yet to fix a date for its presentation.Udoma made this known during a press briefing at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, who had approved [...]

The governing board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the concession of Terminal B, Warri Old Port, to Ocean and Cargo Services Limited.
The announcement was made at a meeting chaired by Emmanuel Adesoye, chairman of the board, on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to a statement issued by the NPA, the approval is part of the port reform process [...]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked Nigerians to be wary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, in the weeks leading up to the 2019 elections.In a statement signed by Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC national publicity secretary, the party accused Atiku of not wanting to sign the national peace accord ahead of the 2019 elections. [...]